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2020 was Europe’s hottest year on record
Europe endured record heat and rainfall last year while temperatures in Arctic Siberia soared off the charts, the European Union’s climate monitoring service reported yesterday.
22 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Pakistan Taliban claim deadly blast at luxury hotel
The Pakistani Taliban yesterday claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide blast at a luxury hotel hosting the Chinese ambassador in the southwest of the country, as officials raised the death toll to five.
22 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Indonesia races to find missing sub with 53 aboard
Indonesian warships led the hunt yesterday for a submarine that went missing with 53 crew aboard and only enough oxygen for a few days. An oil spill where the submarine was thought to have submerged early Wednesday pointed to possible damage to its fuel tank, and fanned fears of a deadly disaster.
22 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Australia says it cancelled state deals on China’s Belt and Road over ‘national interest’
Australia said a decision to cancel two accords between Victoria state and China on the Belt and Road Initiative was taken to ensure consistency in foreign relations and was not aimed at any country.
22 April 2021, 06:24 AM
Four weddings and a fine
Keen to make the most of a statutory holiday for newlyweds, a couple from Taiwan found a novel way to maximise their honeymoon -- by marrying four times in just over a month.
21 April 2021, 18:00 PM
A winged ‘intruder’
India’s Border Security Force has sought registration of an FIR against a winged “intruder” from Pakistan--a pigeon--in the northern state of Punjab bordering Pakistan.
21 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Junta attacks displace nearly 250,000: UN
The Myanmar military junta’s crackdown on anti-coup protesters has displaced close to a quarter of a million people, a United Nations rights envoy said yesterday.
21 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Australia scraps Victoria state’s BRI deal with China
Australia yesterday announced it would revoke a state government’s deal to join China’s Belt and Road initiative, saying it was inconsistent with the nation’s foreign policy.
21 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Ulfa abducts govt employees in Assam
Three employees of India’s state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) were abducted yesterday by suspected United Liberation Front for Asom (Independent) militants owing allegiance to their fugitive leader Paresh Barua from an oilfield in Sivsagar district of Assam.
21 April 2021, 18:00 PM
ME states dominate execution toll: Amnesty
Four states in the Middle East, led by Iran, made “ruthless and chilling” use of the death penalty in 2020 despite an overall decline during the Covid-19 pandemic, dominating the global toll of executions, Amnesty International said yesterday.
21 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Don’t cross ‘red lines’
President Vladimir Putin yesterday warned the West not to cross Russia’s “red lines”, saying Moscow would respond swiftly and harshly to any provocations in a way that would force those behind them to regret their actions.
21 April 2021, 18:00 PM
55pc CO2 cut by 2030
The European Parliament and EU member states yesterday agreed a target to cut carbon emissions by at least 55 percent by 2030, in what was called a “game changer” just ahead of a US-hosted climate summit.
21 April 2021, 18:00 PM
‘A giant step forward’
US President Joe Biden called systemic racism a “stain on our nation’s soul” in a televised address to the nation Tuesday after a white former police officer was convicted of murdering a Black man during an arrest.
21 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Putin warns of ‘quick and tough’ Russian response for foes
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday sternly warned the West against encroaching further on Russia’s security interests, saying Moscow’s response will be “quick and tough” and make the culprits feel bitterly sorry for their action.
21 April 2021, 13:40 PM
NGOs call for $5.5b to save 34m from famine
More than 260 non-governmental organisations signed an open letter yesterday urging governments to donate $5.5 billion to prevent famine from reaching 34 million people in 2021.
20 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Pakistan bows to Islamist hardliners
Pakistan’s parliament has postponed until Friday a debate on whether the country should expel the French ambassador, as the government bids to appease a radical party that has threatened more violent protests unless the envoy is kicked out.
20 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Journalism partly ‘blocked’ in more than 130 countries
The annual report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) yesterday said that journalism was at least partly blocked in nearly three-quarters of the 180 countries surveyed.
20 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Indian railway ‘superhero’ pulls off dramatic rescue
An Indian railway worker has been hailed a “superhero” after he sprinted more than 30 metres along a track to grab a boy from the path of an express train.
20 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Rahul Gandhi tests positive for Covid-19
India’s Congress Party leader Rahul Gandhi yesterday said that he has tested positive for Covid-19 and has “mild symptoms”. Rahul had campaigned in West Bengal assembly elections and yesterday asked all to self-isolate themselves who came in contact with him.
20 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Chad President Idriss Deby killed in battle
Chad’s President Idriss Deby, who ruled his country for more than 30 years and was an important Western ally in the fight against Islamist militants in Africa, has been killed in a battle against rebels in the north.
20 April 2021, 18:00 PM